Colombia must implement strict monitoring of three pilot projects that will mark its first foray into “fracking”, an expert commission said on Feb. 14, before deciding whether the controversial technique for extracting oil and gas can be widely used.
PHMSA’s regulations will take effect in August.
Construction on Mariner East 2 and Revolution is stopped until Revolution is in compliance; Mariner East 1 remains out of service due to sinkhole issue.
British chemical manufacturer Ineos has called on the U.K. government to change its ‘unworkable’ rules on gas fracking which it says could force the closure of the industry.
The devil is in the detail when it comes to ownership transfer of assets.
President Trump on Jan. 9 nominated acting EPA chief Andrew Wheeler to run the agency permanently, the White House said, placing a former energy lobbyist at the helm of the nation's top environmental regulator.
The government has capped Groningen production at 19.4 billion cubic meters (Bcm) in the year starting October 2018 and said it would reduce output to zero in the coming decade.
Safety practices on the drilling floor will improve with better awareness.
DA cites sinkholes, contaminated water and ‘bullying’ of citizens as causes for probe.
U.S. and Norwegian oil majors Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Equinor (NYSE: EQNR) have become the latest target of activist investors moving to force five of the biggest oil companies to commit to fixed emissions targets and align with the Paris climate agreement.
